RMP seeks students’ support to make
society drug-free

16 January, 2018 12:00 AM

RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) officials have sought student’s support to make the society free from drug and all sorts of terrorism, reports BSS.

They said integrated efforts of police and common people, including students, can root out the existing social menaces like child marriage and violence against women.

They came up with the observation at a meeting, organised by RMP, at Rajshahi College auditorium to mark the first founding anniversary of Students Community Policing on Sunday.

RMP Commissioner Mahbubor Rahman and Rajshahi College Principal Professor Habibur Rahman addressed the meeting as chief and special guests respectively with President of Students Community Policing Abdullah Al Noman in the chair.

More than 1,000 students from different educational institutions, including Rajshahi University (RU), Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) and Rajshahi College joined the meeting.

Rahman said the RMP has intensified the activities of community policing to prevent crimes from the society, adding that community policing was very important for resolving social problems and combating crimes.

He said joint efforts of police and people can curb anti-social activities to build a crime-free society.

He stressed the need for boosting relationship between police and people and exploring the opportunities of community policing for strengthening law and order situation in the society.